July 24, 2017

Okay, guys, after a FAR lengthier break than planned to get some things in order, I'm back! With lots of fun new things. First up is my recent highlighter obsession - COVER FX's Custom Enhancement Drops. I seriously can't stop buying these. I've basically purchased every single one of them that would look at all good on me. (There are two shades that are just too dark for my skin tone. My wallet thanks them). Here's the thing about these - they're almost perfect. And I say almost only because even though you get a TON of product for the amount you pay, they're pricey at $42 and I wish they offered the option of bottles with half the product for half the price. But that is my ONLY quibble with these. You can use them either by mixing them in with your moisturizer or foundation, or applying them directly to your skin with a brush or your fingers. My preference is to use the Sunkissed drops mixed in with my foundation and then Moonlight, Celestial or Rose Gold on my cheekbones to accentuate them. I reserve my favorite - Halo - for nights out and that makes its sheer beauty even more special. Seriously, it's stunning. It's a holographic, multi-dimensional shade, with almost a blue sheen to it. Sooooo pretty. I can't get enough of it. If it wasn't a "little" too much for weekdays, I would totally wear it to work, but on my fair skin, it's definitely more suited to a night out. (Don't tell anyone, but sometimes I put it on when I'm home all alone just to see how cool it looks when I pass a mirror. I live a very boring life). For regular days, I love Celestial. It's a glistening pearl and it makes my cheekbones look far higher than they are. It's magic in a bottle! These are all just so great that I just kept buying them after I tried the one they sent me. (Solid PR work there, COVER FX!) I highly recommend picking one of these up (or maybe, you know, a couple of them...) Highlight away!

Note: A sample of this product was sent to me by a PR representative working with COVER FX

November 05, 2015

Okay, this is a genius invention that I'm OBSESSED with right now. How have I lived without this product for so long? As far as I'm concerned, COVER FX's Custom Color Drops should be on Oprah's list of Favorite Things (call me, Oprah, I have other suggestions too!) The bottle contains concentrated pigments in a liquid form that you use with the dropper top - you can use as many or as few drops as you want - and you mix them with basically anything that's water, oil or silicone-based. I like to mix them with my moisturizing sunscreen to sort of create my own tinted moisturizer, but you can also combine them with serums, oils, primers, foundations, or tinted moisturizers. The really cool thing about the drops is that you determine how much coverage you want - one drop is pretty sheer, two drops is medium, three drops is full, and four drops is TOTAL coverage. (I usually go with two or three drops, sometimes one on the weekends when I'm trying to give my skin a little break). There are a ton of different shades - 24 in all - so you can definitely find your perfect match. And I'm super into the way it looks on. Three drops on me is natural looking, but it also totally covers everything I want it to cover, so it's the best of all possible worlds. One bottle is $44, so it's a little bit of an investment up front, but you use so little of it that it'll last you forever. It's really the perfect product, especially if you're traveling, because you can throw it in your bag with the other products you'd be bringing anyway and use it as everything from a tinted moisturizer to a full-coverage foundation. Pretty genius. I'll never be without a bottle again...

Note: A sample of this product was sent to me by a PR representative working with COVER FX